Ben Rhodes-Kropf
FounderFounder at SalesPatriot
Newton Highlands, Massachusetts, United States
FoundedSalesPatriot · YC
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Ben: together at Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship
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About
Ben Rhodes-Kropf is a software engineer and co-founder serving as CTO of SalesPatriot. He previously conducted research on large language model quantization at MIT's Han Lab, founded the company Trace, and collaborated on synthetic data research with DARPA.
Founder at SalesPatriotYC W25
Intro paths
YC
Ben went through Y Combinator (Winter 2025) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Jared Friedman, YC Group Partner — the partner who ran SalesPatriot's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Ben can intro founders to SalesPatriot's investors below.
SalesPatriot's investors · 8
CRV (Charles River Ventures)Bay Area · $250K – $5M checks · since 2025Impellent VenturesRochester · $1.5M checks · since 2025Link VenturesCambridge · $1M – $8M checksPear VCSan Francisco · $150K – $4M checks · since 2025Reinvent CapitalNew York · since 2025SV AngelSan Francisco · since 2025Uncorrelated VenturesLas Vegas · since 2025Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025
Co-founders at SalesPatriot
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Nelson RayFounder
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Maciej SzymczykFounder
Experience
- SalesPatriotChief Technology Officercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco, CA
- Martin Trust Center for MIT EntrepreneurshipAI Software Developer on the Orbit Team2024Massachusetts, United States
- Trace Entertainment Co.CEO and Head of Development2022 — 2024Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- RAQTSHead of Console Development2021 — 2024Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMIT Han Labs (Hardware AI and Neural Nets)2023 — 2024Cambridge, Massachusetts
- Greater Boston STEM ProgramVolunteer Teacher2022 — 2023Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- American Cancer SocietyVolunteer2021Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ben Rhodes-Kropf?
- Ben Rhodes-Kropf is a software engineer and co-founder serving as CTO of SalesPatriot. He previously conducted research on large language model quantization at MIT's Han Lab, founded the company Trace, and collaborated on synthetic data research with DARPA.
- Where does Ben Rhodes-Kropf work?
- Ben Rhodes-Kropf is Founder of SalesPatriot.
- What companies did Ben Rhodes-Kropf found?
- Ben Rhodes-Kropf founded SalesPatriot.
- Where did Ben Rhodes-Kropf go to school?
- Ben Rhodes-Kropf studied at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Undergraduate); Y Combinator; Milton Academy (High School Diploma, Computer Science).
Founder mafias
Y Combinator mafia10,230
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology mafia1,221
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Milton Academy mafia12
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Same school
Also attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology2,000
Hemant TanejaCEO & Managing Director of General CatalystNat FriedmanCo-lead of Meta Superintelligence Labs; co-founder of NFDGBrad FeldCo-founder of Foundry and TechstarsMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmDelian AsparouhovPartner at Founders Fund and co-founder of VardaDrew HoustonCo-founder & CEO of Dropbox
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Tarek MansourCo-founder & CEO of KalshiSuhail DoshiFounder of Mixpanel; founder of ParticleSubomi OluwalanaCo-founder & CEO of ConvoyArhaan A.Deeptech Fellow at Clear VenturesCollin WallaceGeneral Partner at Lobby CapitalVictor SantosVictor Scout at One Way Ventures
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Shared employers
Also worked at SalesPatriot3
Also worked at Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship26
Scott MaxwellInvestor at OpenView Venture PartnersRhie LimPartner, Global Strategy at One Way VenturesMichal Gilon-YanaiPartner at Two Lanterns Venture PartnersElaine ChenAdvisor at Cybernetix VenturesGleb ChuvpiloManaging Partner at Thundermark CapitalWill SanchezVenture Partner at Thundermark Capital
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Also worked at Massachusetts Institute of Technology866
Aileen LeeFounder & Managing Partner of Cowboy VenturesMatt HuangCo-founder and Managing Partner at ParadigmMichael TruellCo-founder & CEO of CursorRaquel UrtasunFounder & CEO of WaabiColin WebbFounder & CEO of Avatar RoboticsAbraham BachrachCo-founder & CTO of Skydio
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Also worked at American Cancer Society26
Yaron DanielyGeneral Partner & Head of aMoon Alpha at aMoonShila Nieves BurneyManaging Partner at Zane Venture FundKaren KnudsenAdvisor at Oncology VenturesBruce BarronFounding Partner at Origin VenturesJustin ButlerPartner at Eclipse VenturesHeather BurnettInvestor at Southwest Michigan First
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